Reports are factual documents, prepared to fulfil the needs of decision makers in organisations. They are therefore used for a variety of purposes and can be short (such as progress reports) or long (such as investigative reports or the annual report), formal or informal, routine, occasional or specially commissioned. Before any report can be prepared, decisions about the exact nature and purpose of the report, the recipient, distribution and likely reaction all need to be …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…analysis of what the findings mean and recommendations are opinions about what should be done, in light of the investigation. 8. The addendum is the final part of the report which includes all supplementary material, such as appendices, which has been used to support the arguments presented in the report. 9. Appendices will contain the statistical charts and graphs that have been referred to in the text or research and any other information which has been useful.